The grass in the factory should be plucked

After the Zhujia Village incident was settled, Nangong Qinghe led the imperial guards and the East Factory back to Beijing.

He deliberately arranged the East Factory Guards in front of the prince's motorcade. Looking at Jiang Li riding the little red horse with a lively look, his mood also became cheerful.

It would be nice to take one more look.

After returning to Beijing, the emperor was very pleased and issued an imperial decree: each household in Zhujia Village would receive a pension of ten taels of silver and be exempted from corvee labor for three years.

The villagers of Zhujia Village were all grateful for the emperor's grace and shouted "Long live the emperor" and "Thousand live the prince".

Some surviving elders in the village even built a shrine for the Crown Prince to publicize his merits in saving Zhujia Village.

The emperor also commended the prince and the Longmen Medical Bureau, and those who had made contributions were rewarded.

Xie Chang'an was promoted to the third rank commander and granted the title of General Dingyuan.

Shen Muchun was given a nominal title, the fifth-rank Yuanwailang.

This kind of position where one only gets a salary but does not have to do any work makes Jiang Li so envious that his eyes turn green.

Naturally, her contribution could only be converted into silver. The huge reward almost made Shen Muchun suffer from red eye disease. She pestered Jiang Li every day, asking her to increase the budget of Longmen Medical Bureau.

Jiang Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Didn't His Majesty also grant a special reward to Longmen Medical Bureau?"

Shen Muchun cried poor: "You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a household! Longmen Medical Bureau wants to develop new drugs and new finished drugs. I don't know how much money it will cost just for the medicinal materials!"

Jiang Li simply gave up: "I won't manage the business, go and apply to Manager Liu yourself."

She has many places to spend money, and once Longmen Tiangong starts doing research, it will be a bottomless pit that can never be filled!

Aunt Lian learned that her future son-in-law had been promoted again and was now a third-rank Tongzhi. She was both happy and worried. Seeing that her son-in-law was getting higher and higher in official rank, could he still be consistent with her?

Jiang Li snorted: "You got promoted so quickly, isn't it all thanks to me?"

Xie Changan hugged her and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I am where I am today, all thanks to my wife's efforts."

"Who is your wife?" Jiang Li blushed.

"Of course it's the little raccoon that ran away when he had a disagreement."

Xie Changan smiled bitterly, "Tell Aunt Lian not to worry. How dare I be distracted? I have to prevent her from escaping and others from coveting me. One heart is not enough."

Jiang Li's upturned mouth corners could hardly be suppressed.

She asked Xie Changan to take a few days off for her, saying that she had consumed too much energy and needed to recuperate, so that she could inspect several new shops she had opened.

With Cui Jing at Longmen Bookstore, she naturally doesn't have to worry about anything.

When the Qinghe Cui family and several other aristocratic families learned that the prince had shares in Longmen Bookstore, they all donated many of their books, some of which were even extremely precious and unique copies.

Cui Jing printed and distributed these collections of books and rare copies, attracting countless scholars to rush to buy them.

Those who really had no money to buy the books could borrow them for free from the bookstore’s special “sample book display area”. In a short period of time, Longmen Bookstore became very famous.

When they heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was involved, all the scholars in the world were moved to tears of gratitude.

With such a wise ruler in the future, the Great Chu will surely usher in an unprecedented era of prosperity!

If the emperor was in his prime and the prince had such a high reputation, he would definitely be suspected by the emperor.

But now the old emperor is on his last legs and the prince is popular among the people, which shows that his choice was absolutely correct!

The emperor was very pleased: "My son looks just like me."

When Empress Zhang heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. It seemed that during the autumn hunt, you said that the Prince of Qi "is very similar to me"!

After inspecting Longmen Bookstore, Jiang Li praised Cui Jing highly.

"Only with Mr. Cui can Longmen Company be reborn and become one of the purest."

Who dares to call Longmen Trading Company a “merchant” today?

There was Longmen Gathering in the front and Longmen Bookstore in the back. These two places have become "holy places" in the eyes of scholars. Even the major academies in Da Chu have organized students to come here for "study tours" to make friends with literati all over the world.

It is indeed a great miracle that Longmen Trading Company, as a merchant, has been honored to be included in the clean stream of the Great Chu.

"It's all thanks to the good leadership of Mr. Jiang."

Cui Jing bowed and smiled, he also admired this young master very much.

Jiang Li also made some suggestions: "Early childhood enlightenment also needs to be taken seriously."

She told Cui Jing all the stories about how her master had used to tell her celebrity biographies as bedtime stories, and suggested that he compile historical stories and celebrity biographies into picture albums with both text and pictures for the education of young children.

"Great!" Cui Jing praised repeatedly.

No wonder the young master has such foresight at such a young age. It turns out he has such a knowledgeable and talented master!

"I don't know your master..." Cui Jing also wanted to meet this hermit master.

"My master has passed away many years ago." Jiang Li looked sad.

Master, I am not cursing you. You are over 500 years old, and you have indeed been an immortal for a long time!

"What a pity. Please accept my condolences, Boss."

At this moment, a middle-aged scholar suddenly rushed over and knelt down in front of Jiang Li with a plop.

"Master Jiang, I will never forget your kindness in saving my life!"

Jiang Li was startled and stepped back reflexively, flying more than ten feet away. Cui Jing was also stunned. Could it be that the young master actually knew martial arts?

"This person is Lu Youliang." He introduced hurriedly.

After Lu Youliang's grievances were redressed, he was determined to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Seeing that he had literary talent, Nangong Qinghe arranged for him to assist Cui Jing in managing Longmen Bookstore.

And secretly told him that the owner of Longmen was his real savior!

If Jiang Li had not intercepted the information about the book "Guifan Zhuan" and asked him to send people to Shanxi to protect Lu Youliang in time, it is estimated that his family would have been killed long ago.

Lu Youliang suddenly realized what was going on and felt grateful and respectful towards this "Longmen boss" whom he had never met before.

Today, when she heard that her boss was coming, she hurried over to thank her for saving her life.

Jiang Li quickly returned the greeting: "Mr. Lu, please stand up quickly. I am not worthy of such a great gift from you!"

Although she was wearing a veil, her voice was tender and her figure was graceful. Everyone could tell that she was a young girl.

Lu Youliang was shocked that the owner of Longmen was actually a little girl, and when he saw how agile she was, he was even more impressed.

No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could rise to prominence and make a stunning debut. It turns out that there are many talented and extraordinary people around him!

"I feel really guilty for not being able to personally thank my boss for his kindness. I will do my best to serve my boss in the future!" Lu Youliang was filled with gratitude.

Jiang Li encouraged him a few more words and then left Longmen Bookstore.

Next stop, she plans to go to Longmen Tiangong.

Longmen Tiangong still lacks a manager, and she has not found a suitable candidate.

What Jiang Li wants most is the descendants of the "Mohist School".

When she listened to her teacher telling stories in the past, she was particularly interested in Mozi, one of the "Hundred Schools of Thought", who was good at craftsmanship and proficient in the art of mechanisms.

It is said that Mozi also founded a private school for common people, which offered subjects such as liberal arts, science, military affairs, and engineering. He accepted disciples from all walks of life, regardless of their status. It is recorded in history that "his disciples were numerous and filled the whole world." He cultivated countless talents, which made Jiang Li admire him very much.

After Nangong Qinghe ascends the throne, she will definitely persuade him to open a school like this!

I just wonder if there are any successors of Mohism in Da Chu?

Perhaps, we can ask Xie Changan to go to the Ministry of Industry to inquire?

If the Ministry of Industry has outstanding craftsmen, they can also poach them with high salaries.